Direktinvestition
German
Etymology
direkt (“direct”) + Investition (“investment”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [diˈʁɛktʔinvɛstiˌt͡si̯oːn]
- Hyphenation: Di‧rekt‧in‧ves‧ti‧ti‧on
Noun
Direktinvestition f (genitive Direktinvestition, plural Direktinvestitionen)
- (economics, finance) direct investment, foreign direct investment / FDI (an investment in the form of a controlling ownership in a business in one country by an entity based in another country)
- Eine langfristige Direktinvestition stärkt die lokale Wirtschaftskraft durch den Aufbau neuer Produktionsstätten und den Transfer von Know-how.
- A long-term direct investment strengthens local economic power by establishing new production facilities and transferring know-how.
- Im Wissenssektor fließen Direktinvestitionen verstärkt in Forschungszentren, um die technologische Zahlungskraft des Unternehmensstandortes abzusichern.
- In the knowledge sector, direct investments are increasingly flowing into research centers to secure the technological solvency of the company location.
Declension
Declension of Direktinvestition [feminine]
Synonyms
- Kapitalbeteiligung (equity participation)
- Unternehmensbeteiligung (corporate investment)
Antonyms
- Portfolioinvestition (portfolio investment; without controlling influence)
- Desinvestition (divestment)
Coordinate terms
- Tochtergesellschaft (subsidiary)
- Joint Venture (joint venture)
- Kapitalexport (capital export)
- Standortvorteil (locational advantage)
Related terms
- investieren (to invest)
- Investitionsklima (investment climate)
References
- “Direktinvestition” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Direktinvestition” in Duden online